Kathe Welch
@kathewelch.com
ADHD Artist, Author & Retired Art Teacher.
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If I could have a pet Rhinoceros, I would!
Elsewhere @kathewelch @FourOceanPress @FrogEagleFarms
I live in Oregon with Goats and Chickens.
🐐 🐓 🦏 🚜
If I could have a pet Rhinoceros, I would!
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Kathe Welch
@kathewelch.com
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Federal agents killed civilians
without accountability.
Local leaders protecting their communities
are under threat.
Congress is debating
funding DHS & ICE without guardrails.
👉 Call your members of Congress:
Funding without accountability is dangerous & unacceptable.
without accountability.
Local leaders protecting their communities
are under threat.
Congress is debating
funding DHS & ICE without guardrails.
👉 Call your members of Congress:
Funding without accountability is dangerous & unacceptable.
Call your Senators and Rep daily.
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When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
WFP Mass Call - ICE Out Now!
YouTube video by Working Families Party
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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I don’t understand why every regional executive in the country hasn’t done this. Once again, Mamdani shows us that if any of our elected officials wanted to do things they would do them
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I don’t understand why every regional executive in the country hasn’t done this. Once again, Mamdani shows us that if any of our elected officials wanted to do things they would do them
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
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Casar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Casar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot
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If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
Yes, Peter decided that the continued existence of our democracies isn't compatible with his desired level of personal freedom.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
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The ACLU wants to hear from any families with kids or anyone who was significantly impacted by the use of chemical munitions at yesterday’s protest. Please email my office so we can help connect you with their legal team.
February 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The ACLU wants to hear from any families with kids or anyone who was significantly impacted by the use of chemical munitions at yesterday’s protest. Please email my office so we can help connect you with their legal team.
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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I don’t want to fucking see outraged videos from politicians.
I want to see people calling emergency meetings at Congress.
I want to see members of Congress arriving at Congress in their Sunday casuals actually doing something.
I want to see people calling emergency meetings at Congress.
I want to see members of Congress arriving at Congress in their Sunday casuals actually doing something.
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I don’t want to fucking see outraged videos from politicians.
I want to see people calling emergency meetings at Congress.
I want to see members of Congress arriving at Congress in their Sunday casuals actually doing something.
I want to see people calling emergency meetings at Congress.
I want to see members of Congress arriving at Congress in their Sunday casuals actually doing something.
Call your Senators and Rep daily.
Federal agents killed civilians
without accountability.
Local leaders protecting their communities
are under threat.
Congress is debating
funding DHS & ICE without guardrails.
👉 Call your members of Congress:
Funding without accountability is dangerous & unacceptable.
without accountability.
Local leaders protecting their communities
are under threat.
Congress is debating
funding DHS & ICE without guardrails.
👉 Call your members of Congress:
Funding without accountability is dangerous & unacceptable.
January 25, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Call your Senators and Rep daily.
Reposted by Kathe Welch
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
Everyone of them needs to get primaried. Including the leader of the minority.
If you are in one of these districts, start looking around for real progressive candidates.
Even if they lose, it will send a message that we want to keep our democracy.
If you are in one of these districts, start looking around for real progressive candidates.
Even if they lose, it will send a message that we want to keep our democracy.
DHS funding bill passes:
220 yes / 207 no
Seven Democrats voted yes.
Do the math, and you’ll see why it matters that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social chose not to whip the vote.
220 yes / 207 no
Seven Democrats voted yes.
Do the math, and you’ll see why it matters that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social chose not to whip the vote.
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Everyone of them needs to get primaried. Including the leader of the minority.
If you are in one of these districts, start looking around for real progressive candidates.
Even if they lose, it will send a message that we want to keep our democracy.
If you are in one of these districts, start looking around for real progressive candidates.
Even if they lose, it will send a message that we want to keep our democracy.
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My co-worker shared this, in prep for tomorrow. And I'll add in--your phone battery will drain so fast. So fast. Bring an extra charger, or just be ok with being phone-less.
January 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM
My co-worker shared this, in prep for tomorrow. And I'll add in--your phone battery will drain so fast. So fast. Bring an extra charger, or just be ok with being phone-less.
No more funding for ice. We want accountability for their actions.
Minnesota’s coalition is demanding:
1: ICE must leave Minnesota now.
2: Renee Good’s killer, Jonathan Ross, must be held legally accountable.
3: No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming budget.
“These are moral common sense for a state that values truth, freedom, and life.”
1: ICE must leave Minnesota now.
2: Renee Good’s killer, Jonathan Ross, must be held legally accountable.
3: No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming budget.
“These are moral common sense for a state that values truth, freedom, and life.”
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA: DAY OF TRUTH & FREEDOM
Event in Minneapolis, MN by Faith In Minnesota and 15 others on Friday, January 23 2026 with 12K people interested and 3.2K people going. 61 posts in the discussion.
www.facebook.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:46 PM
No more funding for ice. We want accountability for their actions.
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Invoke the 25th Amendment.
January 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Invoke the 25th Amendment.
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She wasn’t a perfect candidate. Far from it. But once elected, I have no doubt Harris would have led the country with dignity and integrity, values currently in short supply inside the Oval Office.
We’d be so much better off if Kamala Harris had been elected president | Jenice Armstrong
www.inquirer.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
She wasn’t a perfect candidate. Far from it. But once elected, I have no doubt Harris would have led the country with dignity and integrity, values currently in short supply inside the Oval Office.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
@repbonamici.bsky.social
Why did you vote for this?
It a very disappointing. Is there time to switch your vote?
Why did you vote for this?
It a very disappointing. Is there time to switch your vote?
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
@repbonamici.bsky.social
Why did you vote for this?
It a very disappointing. Is there time to switch your vote?
Why did you vote for this?
It a very disappointing. Is there time to switch your vote?